Question

How did the encomienda system fit into the pattern of economic activity in the new spanish colonies?

Answer 1

During the Colonization of the Americas, the Spanish established the Encomienda system to control and regulate labor. The Spanish people rule and control the local population because of the success of the economic system and for the profit of an individual Spaniard, Native Americans were forced to farm, ranch, or mine. Spanish Colonial system of Encomiendas caused Native Americans to become slaves.